Kidnapings Rwanda

Hutu rebels kidnapped seven Roman Catholic nuns and killed 20 civilians in two attacks, said army Capt. Peter Karimba in Gisenyi. He said 30 to 40 rebels attacked a church-run health center at 3 a.m., killing three civilians and taking the seven nuns hostage. Two hours later, 100 rebels attacked Kanama, 10 miles to the east, burning the local government building and killing 17 civilians, he said.

Two Spanish nuns have been released unharmed after being kidnapped and held for one week by Hutu militiamen, the Spanish Foreign Ministry in Madrid confirmed. Sagrario Larralde, 62, and Rosa Munoz, 33, were in good condition at the Carmelite mission in Goma, Congo, after being forced to walk 50 miles through the jungle by their captors. The two worked at a hospital in the Rwandan town of Kivumu and were apparently kidnapped by Hutu militiamen to care for their sick and wounded.

Two Spanish nuns have been released unharmed after being kidnapped and held for one week by Hutu militiamen, the Spanish Foreign Ministry in Madrid confirmed. Sagrario Larralde, 62, and Rosa Munoz, 33, were in good condition at the Carmelite mission in Goma, Congo, after being forced to walk 50 miles through the jungle by their captors. The two worked at a hospital in the Rwandan town of Kivumu and were apparently kidnapped by Hutu militiamen to care for their sick and wounded.

Hutu rebels kidnapped seven Roman Catholic nuns and killed 20 civilians in two attacks, said army Capt. Peter Karimba in Gisenyi. He said 30 to 40 rebels attacked a church-run health center at 3 a.m., killing three civilians and taking the seven nuns hostage. Two hours later, 100 rebels attacked Kanama, 10 miles to the east, burning the local government building and killing 17 civilians, he said.